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- 1Scientists Hunt Dark Matter a Mile Underground●🌌 WATCH: About 85% of all matter across the # universe remains undetected by standard scientific instruments. Operating
Roughly 85% of the matter in the universe has never been directly detected, as it does not interact with standard instruments. UCLA astrophysicist Alvine Kamaha and the LUX-ZEPLIN collaboration are working nearly a mile (1.6 km) underground in South Dakota, tracking rare particle interactions in an effort to identify dark matter and shed light on one of physics' biggest open questions.
- 2Surprising result found in primordial matter at atom smasher●Surprising result seen in primordial matter inside atom smasher https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surprising-re
Researchers at a particle collider have reported a surprising result in experiments involving primordial matter—the hot, dense state thought to have filled the early universe, recreated in collisions inside the machine. The finding, covered by Scientific American, is drawing attention from physicists and science readers, who are discussing what it could reveal about the fundamental behaviour of matter shortly after the Big Bang.
- 3University of Chicago offers free public talks on cosmology milestone●Free UChicago talks on origins of universe, dark matter and physics to commemorate 50 years of discovery
The University of Chicago is marking 50 years of physics discovery with a series of free public talks covering the origins of the universe, dark matter and fundamental physics. The lectures aim to bring major research on cosmology and particle physics to a general audience, commemorating five decades of discoveries made at the institution.
- 4University of Iowa researcher wins funding to detect solar wind plasma waves▼UI researcher earns funding to improve detection of plasma waves in the solar wind
A University of Iowa researcher has received new funding to improve the detection of plasma waves in the solar wind, the stream of charged particles flowing from the Sun. Better detection of these waves could sharpen understanding of space weather and how solar activity affects satellites and communications systems on Earth.